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Tech Xplore / Evaporative cooling systems could pave way toward more sustainable air conditioning

Rising global temperatures are driving the need for more efficient cooling systems, one of today's key sustainability challenges. According to a Eurostat report, the need for air conditioning in buildings has nearly quadrupled ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Exercise has 'similar effect' to therapy, study on depression shows

The estimated 280 million people worldwide who suffer from depression could have a treatment option that is not only cheaper than therapy and antidepressants, but that also makes them fitter and stronger.

Jan 23, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / A balancing act: Dual mRNA markers in T cells act as a kill switch to prevent an overactive immune system

How do immune cells strike a balance, unleashing rapid attacks against pathogens or cancer, while avoiding damage to healthy cells? Research into an immune kill switch holds potential for controlling infections or preventing ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Immunology
Phys.org / Pig vaccine candidate outperforms leading available treatment in new trials

A vaccine developed to tackle Streptococcus suis, an economically damaging disease endemic in the global pig population, has outperformed a leading commercially available vaccine in a challenge trial. The trial showed the ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Discovery illuminates how inflammatory bowel disease promotes colorectal cancer

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone marrow—may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher risk of colorectal ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / New study reveals widespread liver dysfunction in Down syndrome, suggests link to diet

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) have uncovered compelling evidence that individuals with Down syndrome experience significant alterations in liver ...

Tech Xplore / Turning city traffic into a computer: Novel approach to AI could slash energy demands

What if traffic could compute? This may sound strange, but researchers at Tohoku University's WPI-AIMR have unveiled a bold new idea: using road traffic itself as a computer.

Jan 22, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / A new atlas could help guide researchers studying neurological disease

Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when the cellular sanitation machines responsible for those tasks, called lysosomes, break down or get overwhelmed, ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Link between smoking and depression confirmed in study

A research group led by the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim has confirmed for the first time within the German National Cohort (NAKO) an association between cigarette consumption and depression. The ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Targeting key proteins in fight against ALS

Northwestern Medicine scientists have zeroed in on a cellular gatekeeper that may hold promise for treating abnormal protein accumulation in neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study published in Nature Communications. ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, arteries and even the brain. But a recent investigation by ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Humans use local dialects to communicate with honeyguide birds, research shows

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct "dialects" when communicating with honeyguide birds, revealing ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Biology